[RFC 21/21] doc: add release not about rte_ethdev changes
Stephen Hemminger
stephen at networkplumber.org
Sun Aug 2 20:15:26 CEST 2026
The changes to rte_ethdev are visible to applications.
This may require straight forward include file changes.
Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen at networkplumber.org>
---
doc/guides/rel_notes/release_26_11.rst | 13 +++++++++++++
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_26_11.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_26_11.rst
index c8cc86295d..ae130852b6 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_26_11.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_26_11.rst
@@ -77,6 +77,12 @@ Removed Items
``rte_rib6_is_equal``
* table: ``RTE_LPM_IPV6_ADDR_SIZE``
+* Experimental flow director related API's have been removed:
+
+ * Testpmd: ``show port fdir``
+ * ixgbe: ``rte_pmd_ixgbe_get_fdir_info``, ``rte_pmd_ixgbe_get_fdir_stats``
+ * i40e: ``rte_pmd_i40e_get_fdir_info``, ``rte_pmd_i40e_get_fdir_stats``
+
API Changes
-----------
@@ -93,6 +99,13 @@ API Changes
Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
=======================================================
+* **Changed ethdev include files.**
+
+ * Dropped inclusion of ``rte_flow.h`` in ``rte_ethdev.h``.
+ * Network headers ``rte_ip.h``, ``rte_udp.h``, ``rte_tcp.h`` and ``rte_sctp.h``
+ are no longer indirectly included by ``rte_ethdev.h``.
+ * Legacy flow director definitions are no longer included by ``rte_ethdev.h``.
+
ABI Changes
-----------
--
2.53.0
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